MA H 253

in committee

An Act establishing guardians as providers of medical care to support the rights of incapacitated persons

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Description

By Representative Kerans of Danvers, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 253) of Sally P. Kerans and others relative to establishing guardians as providers of medical care to support the rights of incapacitated persons. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-17 — Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
Bill type: bill
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Action timeline

2025-02-27
Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
referral-committee
2025-02-27
Senate concurred
2025-06-03
Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-09-17
Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-12-08
Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
2026-03-19
Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
2026-06-17
Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026

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Related bills

Replaces: HD 1364

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H253

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